Author: | Owen Marshall | ISBN: | 9781869799588 |
Publisher: | Penguin Random House New Zealand | Publication: | May 3, 2013 |
Imprint: | RHNZ Adult ebooks | Language: | English |
Author: | Owen Marshall |
ISBN: | 9781869799588 |
Publisher: | Penguin Random House New Zealand |
Publication: | May 3, 2013 |
Imprint: | RHNZ Adult ebooks |
Language: | English |
**A chance encounter leads to an appreciation of the spontaneous and passing friendship of strangers in this evocative short story from one of New Zealand's finest writers.**David Wilson takes a trip around Europe after the death of his wife. With limited funds, he accepts the offer from a stranger to stay in his apartment in Arles. For David it is a chance to put himself on hold and live as someone else.Brilliantly tracking David's shifting sense of himself, this story captures time, place and mood with appealing subtlety and precision.
**A chance encounter leads to an appreciation of the spontaneous and passing friendship of strangers in this evocative short story from one of New Zealand's finest writers.**David Wilson takes a trip around Europe after the death of his wife. With limited funds, he accepts the offer from a stranger to stay in his apartment in Arles. For David it is a chance to put himself on hold and live as someone else.Brilliantly tracking David's shifting sense of himself, this story captures time, place and mood with appealing subtlety and precision.